1. Assignment 11 –
Similar Products,
Conventions & Channel/Time
Kaya Sumbland
Gledis Dedaj
Rahel Fasil
Joanne Aroda

2. A Final Chosen Topic
Is our engagement with social
media progressive?
We have not yet received feedback on
our topic, so it still may still change.

3. Part : B
Investigation Into
Similar Products

4. B Similar Products List

5. Part : B
SIMILAR PRODUCTS LIST

6. Part : B
SIMILAR PRODUCTS LIST

7. Part : B
SIMILAR PRODUCTS LIST

9. Part: B
What We
Need To Watch

10. B Similar Products List – Need to/Want to watch

11. Part : B
What I need to watch

12. Part : B
What I need to watch

13. Part : C, D, E, & F
Similar Products
Of Inspiration

15. E Similar Products of Inspiration

16. E Similar Products of Inspiration

17. Part : F
SIMILAR PRODUCTS OF
INSPIRATION

18. Part : F
SIMILAR PRODUCTS OF
INSPIRATION

19. Part : G
Conventions Of
Documentaries

24. Part : H, I, J, & K
Similar Products And
Their Conventions

26. Part : J
SIMILAR PRODUCTS and their
conventions

27. Part : J
SIMILAR PRODUCTS and their
conventions

28. K Similar Products and their Conventions
Most commonly
documentaries have an expert
in a mid shot sitting to the
right of the screen with small
text stating their name and
profession on the side 74 stone babysitter
The text should pose an a
connotation to the documentary –
so its noticeably connected and
related to the topic. Text is used to
introduce someone and for
titles, or for illustration description
Animation is used within a
title, to make it more
appealing – or to serve as a
helping visual to explain
something within a topic
Girl who became 3 boys

29. K Similar Products and their Conventions
Volume control is used to
appropriately change the volume of
either background music or non-
diegetic sound to suit and to level
when someone is speaking or not How to get a life
The tone of the presenter varies, but
when the presenter is anomalous they
usually have a deep authoritative tone
to not to connect with audience to
connect with the subject
BBC develop conventions not having
any intervals, therefore their
documentary all connects and slowly
forms into different subtopics not to
suddenly change and loose focus
Batman shootings
Michael Moore developed
conventions by putting his own
personal bias in enforcing his view
guns are wrong and intimidating his
interviewee’s Bowling for columbine

30. Part : L
Conventions

32. L Conventions
When introducing the
documentary we will have the
background music relatively
loud, then when the presenter
comes on the volume will
slightly decrease How to get a Life
We will have our presenter
involved with interviews with
the public to make the
documentary seem more
natural and make the subject
comfortable How to get a Life
we will have intervals every 15
minutes. Before the interval a
topic subtopic will finish
followed by the title of out
Documentary naming ‘end of
part…’ Lifers

33. Part : L
CONVENTIONS of our documentary

34. Part : M
Exploration Of
Channels

35. M

36. M Channel Exploration – Channel 5
Channel 5 was the fifth and final national
terrestrial network to launch in March 30th
1997
Channel 5 is a general The station was branded
entertainment channel, as 'Five’ between 2002
with international and 2011
programmes
Channel 5 also
owns
5* and 5 USA

37. M Channel Exploration – Channel 5
It was the seconds digital channel to be
broadcast in the UK
5USA concentrates on showing imported
movies and programmes from the United
States

38. M Channel Exploration – Channel 5
Before it was 5*, ‘Five Life’ was originally
intended to be a female-oriented channel
with an emphasis on lifestyle programming.
Channel 5 announced that programming on
Five Life included The Ellen DeGeneres
Show and Trisha Goddard
It was rebranded 5* to enforce a fun
loving image
which now receives some of Channel 5’s
highest viewings from programmes such
as ‘Big Brothers Big Mouth’

39. M Channel Exploration – Channel 5
Channel 5 Documentaries
Channel 5 documentaries are usually ones that haven't been
done before, e.g channel 4 do a lot of medical.
They do documentaries to inform the views of a certain story or
situation – which become very popular because of its
originality.
They do a lot of real life stories and explaining the reality of
things that happen.

40. M Channel Exploration – Channel 5
In comparison to other channels, Channel five
In comparison to other channels, Channel five
isis very different. Channel 5 show
very different. Channel 5 show
programmes that wont necessarily cater to a
programmes that wont necessarily cater to a
wide audience as their programmes are
wide audience as their programmes are
unique and liked by not many people –– e.g
unique and liked by not many people e.g
‘The kings war on witches’
‘The kings war on witches’
Furthermore, their documentaries seem very
Furthermore, their documentaries seem very
simplistic but interesting by the way they
simplistic but interesting by the way they
present and give information. They take aa
present and give information. They take
story and just inform and educate the
story and just inform and educate the
audience without trying overly to impress aa
audience without trying overly to impress
specific audience.
specific audience.

42. Channel exploration
Channel : 4
Sister Channels :
• It is the only channel within the Box Television Network to be branded under
Channel 4 and is one of the only channels in the network to be broadcast in
• 4 Music widescreen, the other being Heat.
• When it first launched in 2005; the channel encouraged viewers by showing the first
• More 4 run of critically acclaimed US dramas including ‘The West Wing’, showing season 6
and 7 back to back, from its sister digital station E4 to More4 and Without a Trace
from Channel 4.
• E4 • E4 is a British digital television channel, launched as a pay-TV companion to
Channel 4 on 18 January 2001. The "E" stands for entertainment, and the channel is
mainly aimed at the lucrative 15–35 age group.
• Film4 did not originally focus on broadcasting blockbusters, but nowadays broadcasts
• Film 4 many mainstream Hollywood movies. The channel frequently has themed nights or
seasons in which a number of films centred around one genre, director or actor are
shown.

44. BBC One
General knowledge Some shows they broadcast
• Its a flagship channel • Doctor Who
• Eastenders
• Its funded my TV Licence • Merlin
• It has many sister channels … • The One Show
BBC Three, BBC Two, BBC • Strictly Come Dancing
• Come Fly With Me
Four, BBC
• Crimewatch
News, CBBC, Cbeebies, BBC • New Tricks
Parliament, BBC HD • Holby City
• They also have BBC iPlayer on • Casualty
demand making it portable • Match of The Day
• Have I Got News For You
• They broadcast original shows • Mock The Week
and is well known for • And many more …
documentary's

45. BBC One – Target Audience
• Unlike ITV & Channel 4 BBC
mornings are reserved for
news from 6am – 10am
which draws in adults and
people in their late teens
• 10 onwards is directed to
older people or those who
are interested in antiques
i.e. Antiques Roadshow
• 1pm-2pm is housewife
aimed with soaps and sit-
coms i.e. Doctors

46. BBC One – Target Audience
• 3pm-5pm goes to kids
back from school and
later directs then to their
sister channel CBBC i.e.
Tracy Beaker Returns
• 6pm onwards is directed
at housewives and
sometimes older teens
i.e. Waterloo Road, The
One Show
• Past 10 is directed to
adults with news and late
night movies

47. BBC One – What time is it most
successful
• Weekend afternoons
8pm with shows like
Strictly Come Dancing
with a celebrity cast
• Also 7pm Doctor Who is
a Hugh fan base both
kids and adults of all
ages for the fantasy
factor and adventure

48. BBC One – What Documentaries
• They tend to show
nature documentaries
at 7pm i.e. Animal
planet for naturists
• But also ones with
current affair & issues
at 9pm i.e. Paranorma
on unemployment

49. Part : N
Chosen Channel

50. N Channel On TV
We’d put it on Channel 4 because...
• Aspects in Social media is a familiar topic that
comes up in Channel 4 documentaries
• It is able to have a varied audience being a digital
broadcast channel
• Our topic is not suited to BBC, ITV and Channel 5
• Most popular digital channel to our target
audience
• Channel 4 commonly present documentaries that
look within both sides of a debate
• Channel 4 have a wide variety of age audience so
presenting a formal, in depth topic we will be able
to also reach our older secondary audience

51. N Channel On TV
Further…
• This is because channel 4 is well known for its
'Dispatches' Documentaries which often concern
current topics.
• This fits well with our Social Media topic as it is
'Informative' ( this is a typical channel 4 genre).
• This also relates to our target audience because they
will seek out these types of documentaries like
'Dispatches'.
• Channel 4 is very popular amongst 15 - 35 year olds
which are our main audience.
• Therefore our audience will already drawn to the
documentary through the channel.

52. N Channel On TV
Why specifically Channel 4 ?
E4 does not usually show
documentaries, its more based on
American programmes
More4 usually shows documentaries that
have been on Channel 4 first, so it would
probably be shown on More 4 a year after
Channel 4, much like 4Seven.
Other sister channels of Channel 4 do not show
documentaries at all – they are music based

53. Part : O
Time On TV

54. Time On TV
We have decided to show our documentary at 8:00 PM
- This is because our documentary will not consist of any inappropriate footage or
language.
- It is suitable for the whole family to watch.
- People usually finally finish their work and sit down to watch television around
this time.
- 7:00 PM is too early and the number of viewers wont be very high.
- 9:00 PM is a popular spot filled up by the programmes that are regularly
watched by viewers.
- Therefore viewers will be less likely to miss their shows for our documentary.